Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-08

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Whitman county, Washington terri
tory, has the smallest woman living.
She resides three miles from Pine City,
is u years old, twenty-ninc inches
high, and weighs thirty-three pounds.
Ex-senator Jones of Florida, who
fingered so long in Detroit, has opened
an office for the practice Of law in
New York, and win shortly be joined
by his son, Charles w. Jones, DR., OF
! Florida.
Gen. William Curtis, who died re-
Gently in Pennsylvania, was the real
captor of Gen. Robert L. Lee at Apo
mattox, being the Brigadier-General
in command OF the advance of the
Union army.
The San Diego Cal. Union claims
that that city is the healthicst in the
world, since doctor, druggist, and
an undertaken have abandoned their
respective professions to engage in the
real estate business.
Some one of statistical turn of
mind has been investigating whether
the study Of classics or that of mathe-
MATES is the more favorable to lon
gevity. The result is slightly in favor
of the study Of the classics.
NJ. Vallin, French chemist, has in
vented new kind of cement, possess
ing durability and the cold appearance
Of marble, so that wall set with it
not only becomes impermeable to
moisture, but can be polished and
made beautiful.
The white Horsemen' of Tangi-
pahoa parish, Louisiana, is an organ
ization which devotes considerable of
its time to furnishing negroes for petty
crimes. Its members wear white
masks and uniforms, and cover their
horses with white cloth.
DIR. Mackenzie, the English surgeon
who operated on the German Crown
Princes throat, places a royal estimate
upon the value of his services. He
charged $4,000 for making two trips
to Germany and treating his patient
IN London for few days.
The Vermont legislature has been
petitioned to pass law whereby any
person who shall occupy and improve
any unoccupied or worn ont farm in
the state shall be exempted from taxa
ton for five years. Farming in YER
mont is not profitable, and worn out
farms are abandoned.
Gen. Sheridan was asked by New
York reporter about his Presidential
boom and said: Il must reply to you
as did to reporter out West | told
him Kelly would be around soon.
Who is Kelly?' he asked. Why, he's
fool killer, said /. You catch on, do
you?' Well, good-by."
Lovers of the waltz may celebrate
its centenary. The first dance that
could be described rs waltz was in
troduced to the public in an opera at
Vienna in 1887, by one Vicente Mar
Unity Solar Commonly called Martini
10 SpagnuoiD, who was popular COM
poser of the court of Joseph III.
Gilbert and Sullivan are said on the
authority of London newspaper man
who is very close to the Doyle Carte
management to be preparing an opera
on an American subject with special
reference to the Wild West craze
which Buffalo Bill has made fashion
able in England. Cow boys, scouts
and good aud bad Indians will figure
in it extensively, and will be produced
simultaneously in London and New
York.
As President Cleveland and his party
were driving from Cazenovia. n. Y,
to Fayetteville. farmer IN a hav field
beside the road looked steadily. and
when the party had passed leaned on
BIS pitchfork and asked: .'Is that
Groye-the PRESIDENT On beng as
sured of the fact he added: 81 want to
knowI The last time | saw him he
was riding along this very road. bare
back, and without no shoes nor stock
ings on"